Justin King is set to return to Marks & Spencer, 15 years after he left it to run the Sainsbury’s supermarket chain. He will join the retailer’s board in January as a non-executive director.
King ran M&S’s food business between 2001 and 2004 and helped to develop its Simply Food shops. He ran Sainsbury’s for ten years, revitalising the group and helping to re-establish it as the second biggest grocery retailer behind Tesco.
Since then Mr King, 57, has been working in private equity at Guy Hands’ Terra Firma vehicle. However, he stepped down from a full-time role this month.
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